Obama is done even pretending to work with Republicans — If you can't beat 'em, ignore 'em — P — resident Obama is going solo. — Having seen his ambitious agenda run aground against Republican recalcitrance, Obama is pivoting to a more unilateral approach to achieve his goals.

The myth of ‘settled science’ — Irepeat: I'm not a global warming believer. I'm not a global warming denier. I've long believed that it cannot be good for humanity to be spewing tons of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. I also believe that those scientists who pretend to know exactly …

Boehner: I'd rather kill myself than raise the minimum wage — Speaker John Boehner is so against raising the minimum wage that he once said he would rather commit suicide than vote for a “clean” increase. — The Ohio Republican and son of a barkeep has repeatedly opposed federally mandated hike increases …

Hillary Clinton Maintains Positive Image in U.S. — American public's opinion of Vice President Joe Biden is mixed — WASHINGTON, D.C. — A clear majority of Americans, 59%, still view Hillary Clinton favorably a year after she left her post as secretary of state.

Measure pits freedom against discrimination — FONT: — The Arizona Legislature has passed a controversial religion bill that is again thrusting Arizona into the national spotlight in a debate over discrimination. — House Bill 2153, written by the conservative advocacy group Center …

Negotiators reach deal to end Ukraine crisis — The Post's Will Englund gives a first-person account of what it's like on the ground for protesters and citizens in Kiev. (The Washington Post) — KIEV, Ukraine — A deal designed to end Ukraine's long-running crisis was reached Friday …

SC colleges under fire about book, course choices — Some S.C. public colleges are coming under fire for the books they assign students and whether they follow a state law requiring instruction on the U.S. founding documents. — S.C. House budget writers voted Wednesday to take away nearly $70,000 …

McCain: Obama the ‘most naive president’ — Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) on Thursday called President Obama “the most naïve president in history” because of his foreign policy tactics. — Russian President Vladimir Putin “played us so incredibly,” McCain said on a Phoenix radio station.

Democrats' Best Weapon for Midterms: Fear of a Red Senate — Control of the Senate depends on turnout in November. Democrats need to tap what scares their base most: fear of an unrestrained GOP. — We've known for a long time now that the Democrats have a lot of Senate seats to defend …

Strassel: Another Misguided Cruz Missile — Ted Cruz is aiming for Mitch McConnell, but he may blow up the GOP's chances for a Senate majority in November. — A rump band of Beltway conservatives has seen the enemy and it is not Harry Reid. It is Mitch McConnell, whose scalp …

Why the FCC should keep its nose out of TV newsrooms — What on earth is the FCC thinking? — The last thing we need is the government mucking around with news content. — The title of this Big Brother-ish effort by the Federal Communications Commission sounds innocuous enough: “Multi-Market Study of Critical Information Needs.”

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